January 08, 2006

His BlogThings

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Dear Me,

Papi got a lot of time in his hands in his new job. He has been sending me some stuff like these through my corporate inbox.

http://www.blogthings.com/threequestionpersonalitytest/

Your Personality Is
Guardian (SJ)

You are sensible, down to earth, and goal oriented.
Bottom line, you are good at playing by the rules.

You tend to be dominant - and you are a natural leader.
You are interested in rules and order. Morals are important to you.

A hard worker, you give your all at whatever you do.
You're very serious, and people often tell you to lighten up.

In love, you tend to take things carefully and slowly.

At work, you are suited to almost any career - but you excel in leadership positions.

With others, you tend to be polite and formal.

As far as looks go, you are traditionally attractive. You take good care of yourself.

On weekends, you tend to like to do organized activities. In fact, you often organize them!

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"Intellectually" Intelligent


You're 'Intellectually Intelligent.' That pretty much means that you're good with theoretical ideas and concepts - but this comes to you naturally. More or less, you're a natural brainiac. Good for you.


20% theoretical intelligence
40% natural intelligence
















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January 06, 2006

Resume, Job Applications

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Dear Me,

It was my unedited and unrevised resume that made my plan of resignation slipped off from my grasp. That plan was borne since year 2003.

And so before the Christmas holiday, I worked on it and got the result. My updated (I made a new one) resume is ready to be passed on to the hands of prospective employers.

I was in confusion whether I would start sending applications or not. As of today, I have six (6) simultaneous projects ready to roll beginning January 23rd till the first week of March. I couldn't afford to take leaves nor absences before that due to preparations, meetings, etc.

I decided to pursue the next step by March.

Last December 29, boredom took its toll on me. I was in front of my computer and thought about my resume, new job and the like. It stirred a different kind of thrill within me. I applied online.

While my overworked mind screamed "NO", "STOP", my carefree self said "GO, DON'T WORRY." I stuck with the latter. It was easier, thrilling. The thought of experiencing again the things that I did almost 6 years ago in the hunt to earn my own keep was exciting.

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I actually desire a career shift. The current thing that I am doing right now bores me to death. No excitement, no growth.

Well, I also do not have plans of totally abandoning my line of work. It has taught me a lot of things and learning new stuff will always be interesting and 'comforting'.

So where did I apply? Let me make the list:
PeopleSupport
United Nations
Board of Investments
Cebu Pacific
AskMeNow
Convergys

Pending applications:
Asian Development Bank (have to fill-up a form)
World Health Organization (have to fill-up a form)
Foreign government trade agencies (like the one I'm in right now)
Foreign embassies and consulates

Last January 2nd, I got a call from PeopleSupport. I didn't think I pass. I did not expect that call and it was a telephone interview. I wasn't ready to sound formal that day. I was at a loss. Hehehe. No big deal.

At the office this morning, my mobile phone rang. It was a landline number. Somebody from Convergys called in to set up an interview with me tomorrow. I said I couldn't tomorrow. I asked for a Monday schedule and we had it settled at 1600 hours at their Ortigas office.

Blasted! What was I thinking? Tomorrow is a Saturday and that will be the most convenient day. Tokwa. I thought tomorrow's Friday. Bangag.

By the way, I have to contact this Mico guy and have the interview rescheduled tomorrow. (yea, everything sounds 'tomorrow'...)

Ciao.
January 06, 2006

New Year, New Look

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Dear Me,

Finally! I found
THE ONE.

It took me one boring night to come up with the idea of changing my blog's template.

It took me two weeks to search, scour, test every likeable skin there is.

It took me two sleepless nights to transfer the contents from the old to the new one.

It gave me my second day of heavy headache and the desire to catch even a wink of a sleep.

Yeah. Big deal. It wasn't supposed to be but I couldn't help myself. When I really desire something to be done, it wouldn't take anyone to force me to; I would gladly and enthusiastically pursue the case. Yeah, big deal. Huh.

Through my surf search, I did find quite a lot of good ones but I guess they weren’t good enough for me. They lacked some of the things I needed in a blog or they did not complement well the modifications I made based on the original template or they weren't me at all.

So, I finally have THE ONE.

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